Redd talks with USC's Kiffin, Fortt also weighing options

Updated 12:12 pm, Friday, July 27, 2012

Houston linebackers Derrick Mathews (49) and Marcus McGraw (55) and cornerback Tyron Carrier (35) bring down Penn State tailback Silas Redd (25) during the second half of the TicketCity Bowl NCAA college football game, Monday, Jan. 2, 2012, at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. Houston won 30-14. (AP Photo/Brandon Wade) less

Houston linebackers Derrick Mathews (49) and Marcus McGraw (55) and cornerback Tyron Carrier (35) bring down Penn State tailback Silas Redd (25) during the second half of the TicketCity Bowl NCAA college ... more

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Northwestern's Damien Proby (46) tries to tackle Penn State's Silas Redd (25) during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011, in Evanston, Ill. (AP Photo/Jim Prisching)

Northwestern's Damien Proby (46) tries to tackle Penn State's Silas Redd (25) during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011, in Evanston, Ill. (AP Photo/Jim Prisching)

Photo: Jim Prisching, Associated Press

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Penn State running back Silas Redd (25) warms up before an NCAA college football game against Eastern Michigan in State College, Pa., Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Penn State running back Silas Redd (25) warms up before an NCAA college football game against Eastern Michigan in State College, Pa., Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

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Penn State linebacker Khairi Fortt tackles Temple's Matt Brown during a game last season.

Penn State linebacker Khairi Fortt tackles Temple's Matt Brown during a game last season.

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Redd talks with USC's Kiffin, Fortt also weighing options

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While Norwalk's Silas Redd was reportedly talking with USC head coach Lane Kiffin, Stamford's Khairi Fortt was talking with his father, Guy, about his possible future plans.

Guy Fortt, in Washington, D.C. with his daughter for an AAU basketball tournament, contacted the Hearst Connecticut Newspaper Group Thursday and said that "nothing is going on right now," but that a decision on Khairi's plans could likely come by Monday.

Both players--Fortt, a junior linebacker, and Redd, a junior tailback--are considering transferring from Penn State after the school was dealt severe penalties, including a four-year ban from the postseason, by the NCAA on Monday.

Unconfirmed rumors moved on Twitter Thursday night that Redd would join USC. According to several tweets, his family will visit USC this weekend.

A text later to the Hearst Connecticut Newspaper Group from Silas Redd Sr., the tailback's father, said that Redd was still sifting through his options.

According to ESPN.com's Joe Schad, Kiffin and Redd met for three hours in Connecticut Thursday morning, and a source told Schad that "it went really well." Schad said on his Twitter account that USC "laid out an extensive presentation on how Redd would fit in at USC, including Power Point presentation and video clips." Schad also tweeted that Redd "may travel to California for a visit on Saturday and decide by Monday."

Guy Fortt, meanwhile, confirmed that Khairi had been contacted by UConn head coach Paul Pasqualoni and that the Huskies, along with Baylor, are the two frontrunners for Khairi's services, should he decide to leave.

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However, Fortt also said that Khairi "loves" the Penn State coaching staff, meaning that when all is said and done, that Khairi could stay with the Nittany Lions.